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The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the [[Buffalo Sabres]], but the Sabres were awarded the [[Presidents' Trophy]] due to more wins.
The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the [[Buffalo Sabres]], but the Sabres were awarded the [[Presidents' Trophy]] due to more wins.


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In April 2007, the Red Wings signed forward Kirk Maltby to a three-year extension.
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They have advanced to the second round of the [[2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] after defeating the [[Calgary Flames]] in six games of round one. Game 1 of the opening round saw the Red Wings' 452-game home sellout streak (dating back to December 10, 1996) come to end with an announced crowd of just 19,204.


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They have advanced to the third round of the [[2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs]] after defeating the [[Calgary Flames]] in six games during the Western Conference Quarterfinals and the [[San Jose Sharks]] in six games during the Conference Semifinals. Game 1 of the opening round saw the Red Wings' 452-game home sellout streak (dating back to December 10, 1996) come to end with an announced crowd of just 19,204.
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In May 2007, the Red Wings signed forward Kirk Maltby to a three-year extension.


The Red Wings' second round opponent was the [[San Jose Sharks]]. The Sharks won Games 1 and 3 while the Red Wings won Games 2, 4 and 5, and 6. The Red Wings won the series 4-2 and will face off against the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Finals.
The Red Wings will face off against the [[Anaheim Ducks]] in the Western Conference Finals.


==The Octopus==
==The Octopus==

Revision as of 22:38, 8 May 2007

"Detroit Cougars" redirects here. For the soccer team, see Detroit Cougars (soccer).
Detroit Red Wings
File:Detroit Redwings.gif
ConferenceWestern
DivisionCentral
Founded1926
HistoryDetroit Cougars
1926-30
Detroit Falcons
1930-32
Detroit Red Wings
1932-present
Home arenaJoe Louis Arena
CityDetroit, Michigan
Team colorsRed/White
MediaFSN Detroit
WJBK
WXYT (1270 AM)
Live 97.1 Free-FM (97.1 FM)
Owner(s)United States Mike Ilitch
General managerCanada Ken Holland
Head coachCanada Mike Babcock
CaptainSweden Nicklas Lidstrom
Minor league affiliatesGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Storm (ECHL)
Stanley Cups(10) 1935-36, 1936-37, 1942-43, 1949-50, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02
Conference championships(4) 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02
Division championships(16) 1933-34, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07

The Detroit Red Wings are an NHL franchise. They have won ten Stanley Cups, top among U.S. based teams, and third most in NHL history behind the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. They have featured legendary players such as Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman among others. The Red Wings remain one of the most popular NHL teams, with one of the largest fan bases in the NHL, home game sellouts at Joe Louis Arena dating back to 1996, and one of the largest road followings. Due to this popularity, Detroit is nicknamed Hockeytown. The Red Wings are also an Original Six team.

Franchise history

1925-49: Early years

When the Western Canada Hockey League folded after the 1925-26 WHL season, a deal was made so that a new NHL expansion franchise in Detroit bought the rights to the players of one of the most successful of the teams in that league, the 1925 Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars. However, the NHL does not consider the Red Wings to be a continuation of the Victoria team.

Since no arena in "Motown" was ready at the time, the new Detroit Cougars (named in Victoria's honor) played their first season in Canada at the Border Cities Arena. For the 1927-28 season, the Cougars moved into the new Detroit Olympia, which would be their home rink until December 15, 1979. This was also the first season behind the bench for Jack Adams, who would be the face of the franchise for the next 36 years as either coach or general manager.

The Cougars made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 1929 with Carson Cooper leading the team in scoring. The Cougars were outscored 7-2 in the two-game series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1930 the Cougars were renamed the Falcons, but their woes continued, usually finishing near the bottom of the standings, even though they made the playoffs again in 1932. The team was forced into receivership. Meanwhile, a rival league had sprouted up as the American Hockey Association became the AHL and declared itself a major league.

NHL president Frank Calder sought a way to extinguish this league, and convinced the other owners of the NHL to let grain merchant James E. Norris, owner of the AHL's Chicago Shamrocks, buy the struggling Falcons. Norris bought the team in the summer of 1932 and merged it with his Shamrocks. Norris' first act was to choose a new name--the Red Wings. Earlier in the century, Norris had played on one of hockey's early powers, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, nicknamed the "Winged Wheelers." Because of the team’s location in Detroit, the Motor City, Norris transformed the MAAA logo into the first version of the Red Wings logo as we know it today. He also gave Adams a year on his job on probation. The renamed franchise won its first playoff series in the NHL, over the now-defunct Montreal Maroons. They lost in the semi-finals against the New York Rangers.

In 1934 the Wings made the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time, with John Sorrell scoring 21 goals over 47 games and Larry Aurie leading the team in scoring. However, the Chicago Blackhawks had an easy time with Detroit in the finals, winning the best-of-five series in four games and winning their own first title.

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Detroit Cougars logo (1927).
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Detroit Red Wings logo (1932-34).
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Detroit Red Wings logo (1934-48).

The Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 1936, defeating Toronto in four games. Madison VanAntwerp led the team in scoring and Max VanAntwerp was one of the top defensemen in the league. Detroit repeated its championship season in 1937, winning over the Rangers in the full five games.

The Wings won the rest of the season the following season. They regrouped and made the playoffs again the following year, and made the Stanley Cup Finals in three consecutive years during the early 1940s. In 1941 they were swept by the Boston Bruins, in 1942 they blew a three-game lead against Toronto to lose the finals, but in 1943, with Syd Howe and Mud Bruneteau scoring 20 goals apiece, Detroit won their third Cup by sweeping the Bruins. They remained a solid team through the rest of the decade, making the playoffs every year, and reaching the finals three more times.

In 1946, one of the greatest players in hockey history came into the NHL with the Red Wings. Gordie Howe, a right-winger from Floral, Saskatchewan, only scored seven goals and 15 assists in his first season and wouldn't reach his prime for a few more years. It was also the last season as head coach for Adams, who stepped down after the season to concentrate on his duties as general manager. He was succeeded by minor league coach Tommy Ivan.

By his second season, Howe was paired with Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay to form what would become one of the great lines in NHL history — the "Production Line". Lindsay's 33 goals propelled the Wings to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they were swept by the Maple Leafs. Detroit reached the Finals again the following season, only to be swept again by Toronto.

1949-66: The Gordie Howe Era

The Wings returned to the top in 1950, with Pete Babando scoring the game winner in double overtime of game 7 to beat the Rangers in the Finals. After the game, Lindsay skated around the Olympia ice with the Cup, beginning a tradition that continues today.

After being upset by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1951 semifinals, Detroit won its fifth Cup in 1952, sweeping both the Leafs and the Habs, with the Production Line of Howe, Abel and Lindsay joined by second-year goalie Terry Sawchuk. Detroit would become the first team in 17 years to go undefeated in the playoffs. They also scored an amazing 24 playoff goals, compared to Toronto and Montreal's combined total of 5. Abel left the Wings for Chicago following the season, and his spot on the roster was replaced by Alex Delvecchio.

James E. Norris died in December 1952. He was succeeded as team president by his daughter, Margurite--the first (and as of the 2006-07 season, only) woman to head an NHL franchise. She made no secret of her dislike for Adams. While she could have summarily fired him since he was still without a contract, she chose not to do so.

Following another playoff upset in 1953 at the hands of the Bruins, the Red Wings won back to back Stanley Cups in 1954; over Montreal, when Habs defenseman Doug Harvey redirected a Tony Leswick shot into his own net; and 1955 (also over Montreal in the full seven games). Also during the 1955 off-season, Margurite Norris lost an intrafamily power struggle and was forced to turn over the Wings to younger brother Bruce, who had inherited his father's grain business. Detroit and Montreal once again met in the 1956 finals, but this time the Canadiens won the Cup, their first of five in a row.

In 1957 Ted Lindsay, who scored 30 goals and led the league in assists with 55, teamed up with Harvey to help start the NHL Players Association and, along with outspoken young netminder Glenn Hall, was promptly traded to Chicago (which, ironically, was owned by James D. Norris, Bruce's elder brother) after his most productive year.

This was one of several questionable trades made by Adams in the late 1950s. For example, a year earlier, he'd traded Sawchuk to Boston; while he managed to get Sawchuk back two years later, he had to trade up-and-coming John Bucyk to do it. It was one of the most one-sided trades in hockey history; Bucyk went on to play 21 more years with the Bruins. The Wings lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bruins. In 1959 the Red Wings missed the playoffs for the first time in 21 years.

Within a couple of years, Detroit was rejeuvenated and made the Finals for four of the next six years between 1961 and 1966. However, despite having Delvecchio, Norm Ullman, Howe and Parker MacDonald being consistent goal-scorers, Lindsay's sudden one-year comeback in 1964-65, and Sawchuk and later Roger Crozier between the pipes, the Wings came away empty-handed. Adams was fired as general manager in 1963. He'd coached for 15 years and served as general manager for 31 years on a handshake, and his 36-year tenure as general manager is still the longest for any general manager in NHL history.

1967-83: The "Dead Wings" Era

By the late 1960s, the Wings started to founder and entered a funk that they would not get out of for almost 20 years. Between 1967 and 1983, Detroit only made the playoffs twice, winning one series. From 1970 to 1983, the Wings had 16 head coaches (not counting interim coaches), none lasting more than three seasons. Their first seven coaches--Art Duncan, Adams, Ivan, Jimmy Skinner and Abel--covered a 41-year period. During this era, the team was derisively known as the "Dead Wings" or "Dead Things."

One factor was the end of the old "development" system, which allowed Adams to get young prospects to commit to playing for Detroit as early as their 16th birthday. Another factor was Ned Harkness, who was hired as coach in 1970 and was promoted to general manager midway through the season. A successful college hockey coach, Harkness was unable to adapt to coaching veteran pros. Harkness was forced to resign in 1973, and to this day Red Wings fans consider his tenure (which they call "the Darkness with Harkness") to be the darkest period of team history.

In the "expansion season" of 1967-68, the Red Wings also acquired longtime star left-winger Frank Mahovlich from the defending Cup champs in Toronto. Mahovlich would go on a line with Howe and Delvecchio, and in 1968-69, he scored a career-high 49 goals and had two All-Star seasons in Detroit.

But this couldn't last. Mahovlich was traded to Montreal in 1970, and Howe retired after the 1970-71 season. Howe returned to pro hockey shortly after to play with his two sons Mark and Marty Howe (Mark would later join the Red Wings at the end of his career) in the upstart World Hockey Association in 1972. Through the decade, with Mickey Redmond having two 50-goal seasons and Marcel Dionne starting to reach his prime (which he did not attain until he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings), a lack of defensive and goaltending ability continually hampered the Wings.

Interior of Joe Louis Arena, where the Red Wings have played at home since 1979, when they left the Detroit Olympia.

During 1979-80, the Wings left the Olympia for Joe Louis Arena. In 1982, after 50 years of family ownership, Bruce Norris sold the Red Wings to Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza.

1983-93: Rebuilding

In 1983 the Wings drafted Steve Yzerman, a center from Cranbrook, British Columbia. He led the team in scoring in his rookie year, and started the Wings' climb back to the top. That season, with John Ogrodnick scoring 42 times and Ivan Boldirev and Ron Duguay also with 30-goal seasons, Detroit made the playoffs for the first time in six years. Defenseman Brad Park, acquired from the Boston Bruins in the 1983 free-agent market, also helped the Wings reach the postseason and ended up winning the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy the same season.

Later Park was asked to coach the Wings, but was sacked after 45 games in 1985-86. He admitted, “I took over a last-place team, and I kept them there.”

By 1987, with Yzerman joined by Petr Klima, Adam Oates, Gerard Gallant, defenceman Darren Veitch and new head coach Jacques Demers, the Wings made it to the semifinals for the first time in the modern era, losing in five games to the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers. In 1988, they won their first division title in 23 years (since 1964-65, when they finished first in a one-division league), but lost to the Oilers in a five-game semifinal series.

In 1989, Yzerman scored a career-best 65 goals, but Detroit was upset in the first round by the Chicago Blackhawks. The following season Yzerman netted 62 goals, but the team missed the playoffs for what turned out to be the last time to date. Rumors spread that maybe "Stevie Wonder" should be traded.

But it was Demers who got the pink slip, and the Red Wings haven't missed the playoffs since. Yzerman was joined by Sergei Fedorov (who defected from the USSR) and enforcer Bob Probert, two of the most familiar faces of the Wings in the 1990s. In 1992, the team acquired Ray Sheppard, who had a career-best 52 goals two years later; and in '93, top defenseman Paul Coffey. Also joining the Red Wings around this time were draft picks like Slava Kozlov, Darren McCarty, Vladimir Konstantinov, and Nicklas Lidstrom.

1993-2004: Return to glory

Scotty Bowman, the winningest coach in NHL history, joined the Red Wings in 1993. In his second season, the lockout-shortened 1994-95 NHL season, he guided Detroit to its first Finals appearance in 29 years, only to be promptly swept by the New Jersey Devils.

The Wings kept adding more star power, picking up Slava Fetisov, Igor Larionov, and goaltender Mike Vernon in trades. After a third-round playoff loss to the relocated Colorado Avalanche (formerly Quebec Nordiques) in 1996 (who won the Stanley Cup that season), Detroit, joined by Brendan Shanahan and Larry Murphy during the season, once again reached the Finals in 1997, beating the Philadelphia Flyers in four straight games after beating the St. Louis Blues and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in rounds one and two. It was the Wings' first Stanley Cup since 1955, breaking the longest drought in the league at that time.

Tragedy struck the Wings six days after their championship. Defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, one of the "Russian Five", suffered a brain injury in a limousine accident, and his career had to come to an abrupt end. A Red Wings trainer suffered similar injuries as Konstantinov. Red Wings defenseman Slava Fetisov was also injured in the accident, but was released from the hospital the next day. The Red Wings 1997-98 season, which also ended in a Cup victory (another sweep, this time over the Washington Capitals), was dedicated to Konstantinov, who came out in his wheelchair that night to touch the Cup.

The following season, the Wings looked poised to "three-peat" for the first time in franchise history, acquiring three-time top blueliner Chris Chelios from his hometown Chicago Blackhawks in March 1999, but it wasn't to be as they would end up losing the Western Conference Semifinals to Colorado in six games.

The Wings had built up a fierce rivalry with the Avalanche by this time. With the Red Wings beating the Avs in the third round in 1997, and Colorado beating Detroit in the second round in both 1999 and 2000, the battles between these two teams has become one of the fiercest in sports. During a game on March 26, 1997, a brawl ensued between Colorado goalie Patrick Roy and his Detroit counterpart Mike Vernon and Darren McCarty paid back Av Claude Lemieux for his hit on Kris Draper the year before. Fittingly, it was Darren McCarty who scored the overtime goal to give the Red Wings the 6-5 victory in the game that became known as "Fight Night at the Joe".

In 2001, Detroit, the league's second-best team in the regular season, were upset in the playoffs by Los Angeles. During the summer that followed, they acquired legendary goalie Dominik Hašek from a trade with the Buffalo Sabres, and landed left-wing Luc Robitaille and right-wing Brett Hull, both now retired, through free agency, and rookie center Pavel Datsyuk joined the Wings from the Russian Super League. The Wings became the odds-on favorite to win the Cup in 2002. They did not disappoint, having the league's best record in the regular season and defeating Colorado in seven games in the Western Conference Finals after beating the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues in rounds one and two. The Red Wings went on to capture another Cup in five games over the Cinderella-story Carolina Hurricanes. Bowman and Hasek both retired after the season.

In 2003, with new coach Dave Lewis and goalie pickup Curtis Joseph from the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Wings finished first overall in the Western Conference, but were shockingly swept in round one by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who would eventually advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in 7 games to the New Jersey Devils.

Longtime Wing Sergei Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent during the offseason, after a long contract dispute. Dominik Hasek decided to come out of retirement, and joined the Wings for the 2003-04 season. This caused a problem for the Wings, as Joseph still had 2 years remaining on his contract. The Wings also added defenseman Derian Hatcher from the Dallas Stars via free agency, as well as forward Ray Whitney from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joseph, despite being one of the highest-paid players in the NHL, had to spend part of the season with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate. The Wings attempted to trade him, but there were no suitors. Ultimately, Hasek called it quits after just 14 games because of a groin injury, and Joseph became the Wings number 1 goalie again, and helped lead the team to the top of the Central Division and the National Hockey League. Hatcher was also injured just a few games into the regular season with a torn MCL. Hatcher would not return until the end of the regular season. The Wings acquired veteran center Robert Lang from the Capitals at the trade deadline.

In round 2 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs, after losing captain Yzerman for the season with an eye injury in Game 5, the Red Wings were eliminated by the Calgary Flames in 6 games.

During the 2004 offseason, the Wings focused on keeping players they already had instead of being active on the free agent market. They re-signed Frank J. Selke Trophy-winning forward Kris Draper, who had just had a career season, to a four-year deal, and captain Steve Yzerman to a one-year deal. They also re-signed Brendan Shanahan, Jiri Fischer, Jason Williams, and Mathieu Dandenault as well head coach Dave Lewis (now coaching the Boston Bruins). Deals were not reached with veteran defensemen Chris Chelios and Mathieu Schneider or star forward Pavel Datsyuk before the NHL owners triggered their lockout on September 15. There also was a parting of ways with veteran forward Brett Hull, who signed with the Phoenix Coyotes as did forward Boyd Devereaux.

2005 and Beyond: New Era For Detroit

On July 15, 2005, Mike Babcock, former bench boss in Anaheim, became the new head coach for the Wings.

On August 8, the Wings brought back goaltender Chris Osgood, who had spent time with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues since his last stint in Detroit, by signing him to a one-year contract.

Approximately seven minutes into a game on November 21, 2005, against the Nashville Predators, defenseman Jiri Fischer suffered a seizure and collapsed on the bench. His heart had stopped, and he was resuscitated by CPR and an AED. The game was cancelled due to his injury, and was made up on January 23, 2006. This was the first time in NHL history a game had been postponed due to injury. The game was played for the full 60 minutes, however the Predators were allowed to maintain their 1-0 lead from the original game and won, 3-2.

For the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, the NHL again agreed to allow players to participate for their home countries. The Red Wings sent 10 players to the competition. Gold medal winners from Team Sweden included Lidström, Zetterberg, Samuelsson, Tomas Holmström, and Niklas Kronwall. Robert Lang represented the Bronze medal winning Team Czech Republic.

The Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy with a 58-16-8 record, earning them 124 points.(NHL Standings), and secured home ice advantage for the entire playoffs. The Detroit Red Wings opened the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers with a 3-2 overtime victory at Joe Louis Arena. However, the Oilers won 4 of the next 5 games to take the series.

After the playoffs, Detroit management informed goaltender Manny Legace that he would not be a part of the team next season, while Chris Osgood and Nicklas Lidström signed 2-year extensions.

Continuing the shakeup of the Red Wings roster, July 9 brought the signing of alternate captain Brendan Shanahan to a free agent deal with the New York Rangers after spending the previous 9 seasons with the club. Shanahan turned down equal offers from the Wings and Montreal Canadiens to sign with the Rangers. July 31 brought the re-signing of Dominik Hašek to a one-year deal from the Ottawa Senators, marking the beginning of his third stint with the Wings.

Dominik Hašek, currently the Red Wings' starting goaltender.

Perhaps the biggest change to the roster in the offseason was the announcement that Steve Yzerman would retire from playing hockey after playing 23 seasons with the Wings. He subsequently was offered the job of Vice President of Operations, and remained with the team. Not long afer, it was announced that Yzerman's number 19 would be retired during the following season.

The Red Wings opened the 2006-07 season with Steve Yzerman "passing the torch" to Nicklas Lidström when Lidström was named Captain for the 2006-07 season. The Red Wings retired Steve Yzerman's jersey number 19 on January 2 before a game with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Red Wings hold the longest current playoff streak of all professional North American sports teams, at 16 consecutive seasons.

At the 2007 NHL trade deadline, the Wings acquired forwards Kyle Calder and the injured Todd Bertuzzi. Calder came to Detroit in return for Jason Williams and netted a goal and an assist in his first game with the Red Wings. Bertuzzi was acquired from the Florida Panthers for conditional draft picks and prospect Shawn Matthias.

The Red Wings signed Pavel Datsyuk to a seven-year contract extension in April, 2007.

The Wings finished first in the Western Conference and tied for first in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, but the Sabres were awarded the Presidents' Trophy due to more wins.

In April 2007, the Red Wings signed forward Kirk Maltby to a three-year extension.

They have advanced to the third round of the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Calgary Flames in six games during the Western Conference Quarterfinals and the San Jose Sharks in six games during the Conference Semifinals. Game 1 of the opening round saw the Red Wings' 452-game home sellout streak (dating back to December 10, 1996) come to end with an announced crowd of just 19,204.

The Red Wings will face off against the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Finals.

The Octopus

Main article: Legend of the Octopus

The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck.

During the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena is generally adorned with a giant octopus with red eyes, nicknamed "Al" after Joe Louis Arena head ice manager Al Sobotka.

The 1952 playoffs featured the start of the tradition—the octopus throw. The owner of a local fish market, Peter Cusimano, threw one from the stands and onto the ice. The eight legs were purportedly symbolic of the eight wins it took to win the Stanley Cup at the time. The Red Wings went on to sweep both of their opponents that year en route to a Stanley Cup championship. The NHL has, at various times, tried to eliminate this tradition, but it continues to this day. During a road game vs the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 1, 2007, an octopus was thrown onto the ice from the traveling hordes of Red Wings supporters who took over the arena clad in their red and white sweaters. Two octopi were also thrown out during Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals vs the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion on May 7, 2007.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of February 5, 2007.[1]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1926-27 44 12 28 4 — 28 76 105 409 5th, American Did not qualify
1927-28 44 19 19 6 — 44 88 79 395 4th, American Did not qualify
1928-29 44 19 16 9 — 47 72 63 381 3rd, American Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-7 (TG) (Maple Leafs)
1929-30 44 14 24 6 — 34 117 133 474 4th, American Did not qualify
1930-31 44 16 21 7 — 39 102 105 429 4th, American Did not qualify
1931-32 48 18 20 10 — 46 95 108 415 3rd, American Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-3 (TG) (Maroons)
1932-33 48 25 15 8 — 58 111 93 462 2nd, American Won in Quarterfinals, 5-2 (TG) (Maroons)
Lost in Semifinals, 3-6 (TG) (Rangers)
1933-34 48 24 14 10 — 58 113 98 368 1st, American Won in Semifinals, 3-2 (Maple Leafs)
Lost in Finals, 1-3 (Black Hawks)
1934-35 48 19 22 7 — 57 118 88 375 4th, American Did not qualify
1935-36 48 24 16 8 — 56 124 103 384 1st, American Won in Semifinals, 3-0 (Maroons)
Stanley Cup Champions, 3-1 (Maple Leafs)
1936-37 48 25 14 9 — 59 128 102 244 1st, American Won in Semifinals, 3-2 (Canadiens)
Stanley Cup Champions, 3-2 (Rangers)
1937-38 48 12 25 11 — 35 99 133 258 4th, American Did not qualify
1938-39 48 18 24 6 — 42 107 128 240 5th, NHL Won in Quarterfinals, 2-1 (Canadiens)
Lost in Semifinals, 1-2 (Maple Leafs)
1939-40 48 16 26 6 — 38 90 126 250 5th, NHL Won in Quarterfinals, 2-1 (Americans)
Lost in Semifinals, 0-2 (Maple Leafs)
1940-41 48 21 16 11 — 53 112 102 337 3rd, NHL Won in Quarterfinals, 2-1 (Rangers)
Won in Semifinals, 2-0 (Black Hawks)
Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Bruins)
1941-42 48 19 25 4 — 42 140 147 440 5th, NHL Won in Quarterfinals, 2-1 (Canadiens)
Won in Semifinals, 2-0 (Bruins)
Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Maple Leafs)
1942-43 50 25 14 11 — 61 169 124 371 1st, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (Maple Leafs)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-0 (Bruins)
1943-44 50 26 18 6 — 58 214 177 374 2nd, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Black Hawks)
1944-45 50 31 14 5 — 67 218 161 260 2nd, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (Bruins)
Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Maple Leafs)
1945-46 50 20 20 10 — 50 146 159 298 4th, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Bruins)
1946-47 60 22 27 11 — 55 190 193 535 4th, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Maple Leafs)
1947-48 60 30 18 12 — 72 187 148 593 2nd, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (Rangers)
Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Maple Leafs)
1948-49 60 34 19 7 — 75 195 145 621 2st, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (Canadiens)
Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Maple Leafs)
1949-50 70 37 19 14 — 88 229 164 736 1st, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (Maple Leafs)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-3 (Rangers)
1950-51 70 44 13 13 — 101 236 139 566 1st, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Canadiens)
1951-52 70 44 14 12 — 100 215 133 694 1st, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-0 (Maple Leafs)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-0 (Canadiens)
1952-53 70 36 16 18 — 90 222 133 645 1st, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Bruins)
1953-54 70 37 19 14 — 88 191 132 814 1st, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (Maple Leafs)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-3 (Canadiens)
1954-55 70 42 17 11 — 95 204 134 827 1st, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-0 (Maple Leafs)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-3 (Canadiens)
1955-56 70 30 24 16 — 76 183 148 794 2nd, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (Maple Leafs)
Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1956-57 70 38 20 12 — 88 198 157 656 1st, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Bruins)
1957-58 70 29 29 12 — 70 176 207 758 3rd, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Canadiens)
1958-59 70 25 37 8 — 58 167 218 613 6th, NHL Did not qualify
1959-60 70 26 29 15 — 67 186 197 538 4th, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Maple Leafs)
1960-61 70 25 29 16 — 66 195 215 655 4th, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-1 (Maple Leafs)
Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Black Hawks)
1961-62 70 23 33 14 — 60 184 219 684 5th, NHL Did not qualify
1962-63 70 32 25 13 — 77 200 194 964 4th, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (Black Hawks)
Lost in Finals, 1-4 (Maple Leafs)
1963-64 70 30 29 11 — 71 191 204 771 4th, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-3 (Black Hawks)
Lost in Finals, 3-4 (Maple Leafs)
1964-65 70 40 23 7 — 87 224 175 1121 1st, NHL Lost in Semifinals, 3-4 (Black Hawks)
1965-66 70 31 27 12 — 74 221 194 804 4th, NHL Won in Semifinals, 4-2 (Black Hawks)
Lost in Finals, 2-4 (Canadiens)
1966-67 70 27 39 4 — 58 212 241 719 5th, NHL Did not qualify
1967-68 74 27 35 12 — 66 245 257 759 6th, East Did not qualify
1968-69 76 33 31 12 — 78 239 221 885 5th, East Did not qualify
1969-70 76 40 21 15 — 95 246 199 907 3rd, East Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Black Hawks)
1970-71 78 22 45 11 — 55 209 308 988 7th, East Did not qualify
1971-72 78 33 35 10 — 76 261 262 850 5th, East Did not qualify
1972-73 78 37 29 12 — 86 265 243 893 5th, East Did not qualify
1973-74 78 29 39 10 — 68 255 319 917 6th, East Did not qualify
1974-75 80 23 45 12 — 58 259 335 1078 4th, Norris Did not qualify
1975-76 80 26 44 10 — 62 226 300 1922 4th, Norris Did not qualify
1976-77 80 16 55 9 — 41 183 309 1332 5th, Norris Did not qualify
1977-78 80 32 34 14 — 78 252 266 1534 2nd, Norris Won in Preliminary Round, 2-0 (Flames)
Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Canadiens)
1978-79 80 23 41 16 — 62 252 295 1359 5th, Norris Did not qualify
1979-80 80 26 43 11 — 63 268 306 1114 5th, Norris Did not qualify
1980-81 80 19 43 18 — 56 252 339 1687 6th, Norris Did not qualify
1981-82 80 21 47 12 — 54 270 351 1250 6th, Norris Did not qualify
1982-83 80 21 44 15 — 57 263 344 1064 5th, Norris Did not qualify
1983-84 80 31 42 7 — 69 298 323 1546 3rd, Norris Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-3 (Blues)
1984-85 80 27 41 12 — 66 313 357 1741 3rd, Norris Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-3 (Black Hawks)
1985-86 80 17 57 6 — 40 266 415 2393 5th, Norris Did not qualify
1986-87 80 34 36 10 — 78 260 274 2209 2nd, Norris Won in Division Semifinals, 4-0 (Blackhawks)
Won in Division Finals, 4-3 (Maple Leafs)
Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Oilers)
1987-88 80 41 28 11 — 93 322 269 2391 1st, Norris Won in Division Semifinals, 4-2 (Maple Leafs)
Won in Division Finals, 4-1 (Blues)
Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Oilers)
1988-89 80 34 34 12 — 80 313 316 2245 1st, Norris Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Blackhawks)
1989-90 80 28 38 14 — 70 288 323 2140 5th, Norris Did not qualify
1990-91 80 34 38 8 — 76 273 298 1940 3rd, Norris Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Blues)
1991-92 80 43 25 12 — 98 320 256 2078 1st, Norris Won in Division Semifinals, 4-3 (North Stars)
Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Blackhawks)
1992-93 84 47 28 9 — 103 369 280 1832 2nd, Norris Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Maple Leafs)
1993-94 84 46 30 8 — 100 356 275 1775 1st, Central Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Sharks)
1994-951 48 33 11 4 — 70 180 117 932 1st, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-1 (Stars)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-0 (Sharks)
Won in Conference Finals, 4-1 (Blackhawks)
Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Devils)
1995-96 82 62 13 7 — 131 325 181 1551 1st, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Jets)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-3 (Blues)
Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Avalanche)
1996-97 82 38 26 18 — 94 253 197 1582 2nd, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Blues)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-0 (Mighty Ducks)
Won in Conference Finals, 4-2 (Avalanche)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-0 (Flyers)
1997-98 82 44 23 15 — 103 250 196 1346 2nd, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Coyotes)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-2 (Blues)
Won in Conference Finals, 4-2 (Stars)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-0 (Capitals)
1998-99 82 43 32 7 — 93 245 202 1202 1st, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Mighty Ducks)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Avalanche)
1999-00 82 48 22 10 2 108 278 210 1014 2nd, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-0 (Kings)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Avalanche)
2000-01 82 49 20 9 4 111 253 202 1082 1st, Central Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Kings)
2001-02 82 51 17 10 4 116 251 187 1053 1st, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Canucks)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-1 (Blues)
Won in Conference Finals, 4-3 (Avalanche)
Stanley Cup Champions, 4-1 (Hurricanes)
2002-03 82 48 20 10 4 110 269 203 1214 1st, Central Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Mighty Ducks)
2003-04 82 48 21 11 2 109 255 189 966 1st, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Predators)
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2-4 (Flames)
2004-052 — — — — — — — — — — —
2005-063 82 58 16 — 8 124 305 209 1127 1st, Central Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2-4 (Oilers)
2006-07 83 51 19 — 13 115 256 199 1st, Central Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 4-2 (Flames)
Won in Conference Semifinals, 4-2 (Sharks)
In progress (see 2006-07 Detroit Red Wings season)
Totals 5476 2422 2135 815 28 5752 16890 16169 76202 — —

TG = Total Goals

1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.
3 As of the 2005-06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).

Broadcasters

Notable players

Current roster

As of April 25, 2007. [1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
30 Canada Chris Osgood L 2005 Peace River, Alberta
39 Czech Republic Dominik Hasek L 2006 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
3 Sweden Andreas Lilja L 2005 Helsingborg, Sweden
5 Sweden Nicklas Lidström - C L 1989 Västerås, Sweden
22 United States Brett Lebda L 2004 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
23 United States Mathieu Schneider (Injured) L 2003 New York, New York
24 United States Chris Chelios R 1999 Chicago, Illinois
45 Canada Kyle Quincey L 2003 Kitchener, Ontario
55 Sweden Niklas Kronwall (Injured) L 2000 Stockholm, Sweden
95 Russia Danny Markov L 2006 Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
8 Canada Matt Ellis LW L 2002 Welland, Ontario
11 Canada Dan Cleary LW L 2005 Carbonear, Newfoundland
13 Russia Pavel Datsyuk C L 1998 Sverdlovsk, U.S.S.R.
15 United States Josh Langfeld RW R 2006 Coon Rapids, Minnesota
17 Canada Kyle Calder LW L 2007 Mannville, Alberta
18 Canada Kirk Maltby RW R 1996 Guelph, Ontario
20 Czech Republic Robert Lang C R 2004 Teplice, Czechoslovakia
26 Czech Republic Jiri Hudler C L 2002 Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
28 Slovakia Tomas Kopecky (IR) LW L 2000 Dubnica, Czechoslovakia
33 Canada Kris Draper - A C L 1993 Toronto, Ontario
37 Sweden Mikael Samuelsson RW R 2005 Mariefred, Sweden
40 Sweden Henrik Zetterberg - A LW L 1999 Njurunda, Sweden
43 United States Matt Hussey C L 2006 New Haven, Connecticut
44 Canada Todd Bertuzzi RW L 2007 Sudbury, Ontario
51 Finland Valtteri Filppula C L 2002 Vantaa, Finland
93 Sweden Johan Franzen LW L 2004 Vetlanda, Sweden
96 Sweden Tomas Holmstrom RW L 1994 Piteå, Sweden

Team captains


Hall of Famers

Players


Staff

Retired numbers

File:Retired Banners.jpg
The banners hanging at Joe Louis Arena
  • 1 Terry Sawchuk, G, 1949-55, 1957-64 & 1968-69, number retired March 6, 1994
  • 7 Ted Lindsay, LW, 1944-57 & 1964-65, number retired November 10, 1991
  • 9 Gordie Howe, RW, 1946-71, number retired March 12, 1972
  • 10 Alex Delvecchio, C, 1950-73, number retired November 10, 1991
  • 12 Sid Abel, LW, 1938-52, number retired April 29, 1995
  • 19 Steve Yzerman, C, 1983-2006, number retired January 2, 2007 (the banner features the captain "C" to honor his tenure as the longest serving captain in NHL history)
  • 99 Wayne Gretzky, number retired league-wide February 6, 2000

Numbers out of circulation

  • 6 Larry Aurie, RW, 1927-1939, following his retirement from the NHL. The number was originally retired by former team owner James Norris but was "unretired" by current owner Mike Ilitch, though it is still unavailable for use.[2]
  • 16 Vladimir Konstantinov, D, 1991-97, following a career-ending vehicular accident.

First-round draft picks


Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Red Wings player

Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Gordie Howe RW 1687 786 1023 1809 1.07
Steve Yzerman C 1514 692 1063 1755 1.16
Alex Delvecchio C 1549 456 825 1281 .83
Sergei Fedorov C 908 400 554 954 1.05
Nicklas Lidström* D 1176 202 666 868 .74
Norm Ullman C 875 324 434 758 .87
Ted Lindsay LW 862 335 393 728 .84
Brendan Shanahan LW 716 309 324 633 .88
Reed Larson D 708 188 382 564 .80
John Ogrodnick RW 539 259 275 534 .99

NHL awards and trophies

Stanley Cup

Presidents' Trophy

Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Prince of Wales Trophy

Art Ross Trophy

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Calder Memorial Trophy

Conn Smythe Trophy

Frank J. Selke Trophy

Hart Memorial Trophy

James Norris Memorial Trophy

Jack Adams Award

King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

Lester B. Pearson Award

Lester Patrick Trophy

NHL Plus/Minus Award

Vezina Trophy

William M. Jennings Trophy

NHL All-Rookie Team


Franchise individual records

References

  1. ^ Hockeydb.com, Detroit Red Wings season statistics and records.
  2. ^ Aurie holds Detroit's forgotten number

See also

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